NURS6640 week 6 assignment 1: Assessing Clients With Addictive Disorders

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NURS6640 week 6 assignment latest 2018 Week 6 Assignment 1: Assessing Clients With Addictive Disorders NURS6640 week 6 assignment latest 2018 Week 6 Assignment 1: Assessing Clients With Addictive Disorders
Addictive disorders can be particularly challenging for
clients. Not only do these disorders typically interfere with a client’s
ability to function in daily life, but they also often manifest as negative and
sometimes criminal behaviors. Sometime clients with addictive disorders also
suffer from other mental health issues, creating even greater struggles for
them to overcome. In your role, you have the opportunity to help clients
address their addictions and improve outcomes for both the clients and their
families. For this Assignment, as you examine the Levy Family video in this
week’s Learning Resources, consider how you might assess and treat clients
presenting with addiction.
Learning Objectives
Students will:
Assess clients presenting with addictive disorders
Analyze therapeutic approaches for treating clients with
addictive disorders
Evaluate outcomes for clients with addictive disorders
To prepare:
Review this week’s Learning Resources and consider the
insights they provide.
Review the Levy Family video Episodes 1 through 5.
The Assignment
In a 2- to 3-page paper, address the following:
After watching Episode 1, describe:
What is Mr. Levy’s perception of the problem?
What is Mrs. Levy’s perception of the problem?
What can be some of the implications of the problem on the
family as a whole?
After watching Episode 2, describe:
What did you think of Mr. Levy’s social worker’s ideas?
What were your thoughts of her supervisor’s questions about
her suggested therapies and his advice to Mr. Levy’s supervisor?
After watching Episode 3, discuss the following:
What were your thoughts about the way Mr. Levy’s therapist
responded to what Mr. Levy had to say?
What were your impressions of how the therapist worked with
Mr. Levy? What did you think about the therapy session as a whole?
Informed by your knowledge of pathophysiology, explain the
physiology of deep breathing (a common technique that we use in helping clients
to manage anxiety). Explain how changing breathing mechanics can alter blood
chemistry.
Describe the therapeutic approach his therapist selected.
Would you use exposure therapy with Mr. Levy? Why or why not? What evidence
exists to support the use of exposure therapy (or the therapeutic approach you
would consider if you disagree with exposure therapy)?
In Episode 4, Mr. Levy tells a very difficult story about
Kurt, his platoon officer.
Discuss how you would have responded to this revelation.
Describe how this information would inform your therapeutic
approach. What would you say/do next?
In Episode 5, Mr. Levy’s therapist is having issues with his
story.
Imagine that you were providing supervision to this
therapist, how would you respond to her concerns?
Support your approach with evidence-based literature.
Note: The School of Nursing requires that all papers
submitted include a title page, introduction, summary, and references. The
Sample Paper provided at the Walden Writing Center provides an example of those
required elements (available at http://writingcenter.waldenu.edu/57.htm). All
papers submitted must use this formatting.
By Day 7
Submit your Assignment.
Submission and Grading Information
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“View Rubric” for grading criteria from this area.
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